Weigh-in Information for "UFC 80: Rapid Fire"

Weigh-ins for UFC 80 take place Friday, Jan. 18 at the Metroradio Arena in Newcastle, England beginning at 4 p.m. local time.

The weigh-ins will not be broadcast live on TV or online, but a video highlights package will be available at UFC.com, Yahoo! Sports and other online outlets later that evening.

Doors to the event open at 3 p.m. local time, though UFC fan-club members can gain early access at 2 p.m. for a Q&A session with British fighter Michael Bisping and UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan.

The weigh-ins precede the following day’s first major UFC event of 2008. “UFC 80: Rapid Fire” takes place Saturday, Jan. 19 and airs both live (at 3 p.m. ET) and via tape delay (at 10 p.m. ET) on pay-per-view.

UFC 80 features a main event of B.J. Penn vs. Joe Stevenson for the UFC’s vacant lightweight title. Heavyweights Gabriel Gonzaga and Fabricio Werdum also battle, and welterweight Marcus Davis goes for his 11th straight victory when he faces Jess Liaudin. Kendall Grove and Jason Lambert also appear on the main card.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) will post the weigh-in results once they’re available. Additionally, we’ll have live, round-by-round results of the pay-per-view event posted on the day of the event. Join fellow fight fans on Saturday for the updates and a lively discussion beginning at approximately 10:30 a.m. ET.

Please note: No UFC 80 results will be posted on MMAjunkie.com until 1 a.m. ET (after both the live and tape-delayed broadcasts air).

For the full UFC 80 fight card, check out the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

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